THE FACTS: Reserves Rodrigue Beaubois, Brandan Wright and Darren Collison rallied the Dallas Mavericks to a 96-86 victory Friday against the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers. Those three players accounted for all of the Mavericks’ points in a decisive 17-4 run to start the fourth quarter, giving surging Dallas (31-34) its fifth win in six games. All five starters scored in double figures for Cleveland (22-43), but its bench was outscored by a whopping 60-19 margin. …read more
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Notebook: Mavericks 102, Pistons 99
THE FACTS: O.J. Mayo had 22 points as the Dallas Mavericks escaped with a 102-99 victory over the Detroit Pistons at The Palace on Friday. The Mavericks gave away a 15-point, fourth-quarter lead. Brandan Wright scored 14 points and Dirk Nowitzki chipped in 12, including two crucial late baskets. Brandon Knight‘s 21 points topped the Pistons, who have lost four straight and seven of their last eight. Greg Monroe, who missed Detroit’s game against New York on Wednesday with a left ankle sprain, added 14 points and 10 rebounds but Charlie Villanueva missed a potential tying 3-pointer on the last possession. …read more
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